Parcel delivery group Yodel has been saved from the brink of collapse by competitor Shift overnight. Sky News reported that Shift executives had formed a new company called YDLGP with …
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Housing market reforms to come thick and fast as Rishi Sunak gears up for general election
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a bevvy of new housing market reforms today as he scrambles to show he’s working to find some solutions to the UK’s …
TUI: Travel giant delivers record performance ahead of potential London market exit
Tui has reported a record fiscal first quarter ahead of a key vote on its plans to exit the London Stock Exchange in favour of Germany. The travel giant said …
Gresham Technologies wins ‘strategic’ data contract ahead of US expansion
Software company Gresham Technologies has secured a contract worth $1.5m (£1.2m) for its Clareti Control platform, designed to help financial institutions control their data. The deal involves an unnamed customer …
Wage pressures ease again making Bank of England interest rate cuts more likely
Wage pressures eased again at the end of last year, making it all the more certain that the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates in the first half …
Free school meals for all sounds great, but eroding parental responsibility will come back to bite
Free school meals and supervised tooth brushing sound appealing but Britain will come to regret eroding the norm of parental responsibility, writes Adam Hawksbee Sadiq Khan rarely receives positive headlines, …
MPs have accepted the UK needs a proper industrial strategy, but where is it?
The UK has accepted it needs a proper industrial strategy to compete on the world stage, but it must match words with action – and crucially a plan – if …
Why taxpayers have to transfer the banks tens of billions
The Bank of England attracted yet more unwanted attention last week when MPs described its bond selling programme, known as quantitative tightening, as a “leap into the dark”. According to …
Aid, not deterrence, is the answer to Britain’s immigration problem
By treating the problem at the source, aid can be the answer to the UK’s immigration crisis, writes Ryan Henson The UK public have welcomed Ukrainian refugees into their homes …
The quiet success of warehouses reveals a damaging tax loophole
Warehouses are anything but sexy – few will be gathering in the strip-light corridors for an industrial-themed Valentine’s Day supper tonight. But they are clearly desirable for some. Usually, consolidation …